Urine specimen receivers and holders



Feb. 14, 1961 A. c. REINHARDT 2,971,512

URINESPECIMEN RECEIVERS AND HOLDERS Filed May 14, 1958 INVENTOR. ALBERTA C. REINHARDT ATTORNEYS United States. Patent URINE SPECIMEN RECEIVERS AND HOLDERS Alberta C. Reinhardt, 601 SE. 101st Ave, Vancouver, Wash.

Filed May 14, 1958, Ser. No. 735,145

1 Claim. (Cl. 128-295) The present invention relates to urine specimen receivers and holders and is an improvement of my Patent No. 2,796,865 issued June 25, 1957.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a urine receiving container which is spill-proof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a urine it sample container that can be sealed tightly for shipment from one place to another.

A further object of the invention is to provide means of tightly closing the container, sealing the same against t contamination.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a urine specimen receiver of the class described above which-is adapted for use of babies of both sex.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a urine specimen container made from either a permanent mate rial or a disposable material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a means i of holding the container to one of the straps of a harness for holding the same in the proper position on the infant.

' illustrating the cover applied to the container portion of the device;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, illustrating the device sealed closed for shipping or storage;

Figure 7 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention shown partially broken away for convenience of illustration;

Figure 8 is a side view of Figure 7, partially away;

Figure 9 is an end elevation of another modified form of the invention; and

Figure 10 is an inverted plan of the structure illustrated in Figure 9.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference character U indicates generally a urine specimen receiver constructed in accordance with the preferred form of the invention. The urine specimen receiver U includes a container 10 which has a centrally and downwardly extending well 11, formed integrally therewith.

A rim 12 is located directly above the well 11 and is arranged to contact the body of the infant making a tight seal between the device and the infant.

The container 10 has a removable lid 13, which is held to the side opposite the rim 12 of the container 10 by broken 2,971,512 Patented Feb. 14, 1961 an outwardly extending flange 14 in engagement with an annular rim 15 formed on the side of the lid 13 adjacent the container 10. The rim 15 has an annular groove 16 formed therein which snaps over the flange 14 of the container 10, providing a liquid tight seal.

An annular flange 17 is integrally formed on the lid 13 to contact theinner surface of the container 10 relatively snugly, further preventing any leakage. The lid 13 is made of a flexible material so that it will snap over the flange 14 of the container 10 when applied thereto.

The ends 18 of the lid 13 extend, as best illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, for holding the container 10 to the belt 20 of the harness (not shown).

An arcuate slot 21 is provided in each of the ends 18 adjacent the lid 13 so that the strap 20 can be brought up through the same, with the ends 18 holding the device to the strap 20.

'In order to facilitate the securing of the container 10 to the strap 20, a slot 22 connects with the slot 21 and opens through the ends 18 so that the strap 20 can be inserted therethrough without the necessity of threading the same into the slot portion 21.

In Figure 6 I illustrate a closure cap 26 for. sealing the well 11 of the container 10 for shipment or transporting to the laboratory. The cap 26 has a downwardly extending flange 27, which has a groove 28 formed therearound to snap over the head 29 formed within the well 11. When the device reaches its destination the urine may be removed therefrom by removing the lid 13.

After this is done the cap 26 may be easily removed from the well 11.

- In Figures 7 and 8, a modified form of the invention is illustrated wherein a well 11a is formed as part of a lid 24 applied to a container 25. The extending ends 18a form part of the container 25 at the end thereof opposite the lid 24.

The lid 24 is formed of flexible material and has an annular rim 15a provided with an inwardly opening annular groove 16a arranged to snap over a flange 14a integrally formed with the container 25. The lid 24 has a depending annular flange 17a which engages within the container 25.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 a container 25b has a pair of spaced flanges 23b formed thereon to engage over opposite side edges of the belt 20b securing the container 25b thereto.

In the operation of this device, when the urine enters through the well into the container it is impossible for the same to be spilled therefrom regardless of the position of the infant, which is the basic object of this invention. If the container is turned on its side or upside down, a suflicient amount will be held in the container for sample purposes, because the well 11 extends nearly to the bottom of the container and provides a means of preventing the urine from flowing out of the container when either on its side or upside down.

By securing this device to the strap 20 relatively securely it is prevented from slipping on the strap 20 and the harness of the baby will maintain the device in the proper position at all times.

The bead 12. above the well 11 contacts the body of the infant in such a manner as to prevent leakage past the opening of the well 11, as this bead 12 extends beyond the surface of the container sufiiciently far in order to accomplish this object.

Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that other modifications and adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A urine receiver and holder for infants comprising a two-part separable container, an outwardly extending annular flange formed on one part of said container, an arcuate annular flange formed on the other part of said container and arranged to encompass said first flange sealing the parts of said container together, a tubular Well formed on said one part of said container and projecting inwardly therefrom toward said other part of said container, said well terminating adjacent to but spaced from said other part of said container, a sealing cover for said well including a depending annular flange extending into said well, said depending annular flange having an annular sealing groove formed therein, an annular bead formed in said well adjacent the outer end thereof over which said annular sealing groove in said cover snaps sealing said cover in said well, and an upstanding bead integrally formed on said container surrounding said well and extending outwardly beyond said container for sealing engagement with the body of the infant with which the device is used.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,484,356 Ribeiro et al. Oct, 11, 1949 2,546,779 Poloyn Mar. 27, 1951 2,796,865 Reinhardt June 25, 1957 

